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Volkswagen Golf R Line TDI S A — Reliability by Year

5,119 vehicles · MOT data 2019–2025 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Volkswagen Golf R Line TDI S A was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

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Best pass rate year
2019
98.3% pass rate · 122 vehicles
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Lowest pass rate year
2020
91.5% pass rate · 778 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2025 First MOTs due 2028+ — 578
2024 First MOTs due 2027+ 7,593 mi 1,402
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 31,335 mi 423
2022
95.8%
34,373 mi 658
2021
93.3%
37,082 mi 1,158
2020
91.5%
39,123 mi 778
2019
98.3%
52,382 mi 122

* UK vehicles require their first MOT at 3 years old. Recent model years shown in grey have little or no MOT test data yet — pass rate data will build up as those vehicles mature.

Which year Volkswagen Golf R Line TDI S A is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests.

Tests range from an average of 34,373 miles (newest year) to 52,382 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Volkswagen Golf R Line TDI S A.

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